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John McDonogh Senior High School

Public | 8-12 | 453 students

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New Orleans's John McDonogh Senior High School is a public school serving 453 students in grades 8-12. 
 
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99% of students at this school are Black.
                    
 
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Ronald Taylor leads this school.
 
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17
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Grade level

Grade 8

Grade 9

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English Language Arts

The state average for English Language Arts was 67% in 2012.

Math

The state average for Math was 64% in 2012.

Science

The state average for Science was 61% in 2012.

Social Studies

The state average for Social Studies was 67% in 2012.

Scale: % basic or above

About the tests

In 2010-2011 Louisiana used the Louisiana Educational Assessment Program for the 21st Century (LEAP 21) to assess students in grades 4 and 8 in math, English language arts, science and social studies. The LEAP 21 is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Louisiana. The goal is for all students to score at or above basic on the test.

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Source: Louisiana Department of Education

English Language Arts

The state average for English Language Arts was 64% in 2010.

106 students were tested at this school in 2010.

2010

20%

2009

24%

Math

The state average for Math was 65% in 2010.

106 students were tested at this school in 2010.

2010

24%

2009

25%

Scale: % basic or above

About the tests

In 2010-2011 Louisiana used the integrated Louisiana Educational Assessment Program (iLEAP) to assess students in grades 3, 5, 6, and 7 in math, English language arts, science, and social studies. The iLEAP is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Louisiana.

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Source: Louisiana Department of Education

Algebra I

The state average for Algebra I was 56% in 2012.

271 students were tested at this school in 2012.

Biology I

The state average for Biology I was 52% in 2012.

271 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

2011

English 2

The state average for English 2 was 66% in 2012.

271 students were tested at this school in 2012.

Geometry

The state average for Geometry was 49% in 2012.

271 students were tested at this school in 2012.

Scale: % basic or above

About the tests

In 2011-2012 Louisiana used the End-Of-Course (EOC) tests to test grade high school students in English 2, biology 1, algebra 1 and geometry. The EOC is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Louisiana. The EOC is a high school graduation requirement. The goal is for all students to score at or above basic on the test.

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Source: LA Department of Education

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Student ethnicity

Ethnicity	This school	State average
Black	99%	45%
White	1%	49%
American Indian/Alaska Native	0%	1%
Asian	0%	1%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	3%
Two or more races	0%	1%

Source: NCES, 2010-2011

Student subgroups

	This school	District average	State average
Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program	77%	N/A	66%

Source: NCES, 2010-2011

Student-teacher ratio

	This school	District average	State average
Students per FTE teacher	17	N/A	14

Source: NCES, 2008-2009

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School Leader's name	Ronald Taylor
Fax number	(504) 827-5549

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